Diving trips allow you to see a variety of wildlife, including different species of fish and pelagic creatures. Maduro Dive is a wholesale dive travel company that helps you plan trips to over 79 destinations worldwide. We can also book you a place on a liveaboard — a yacht-based stay that lets you travel to and dive at multiple sites. Here are several liveaboard dive trips for wildlife encounters and what to expect:
Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Australia
To visit sites offering up to 1,500 fish species, you can book a dive trip to Australia. Mike Ball Dive Expeditions Australia offers spots on the MV Spoilsport, a 100-foot-long vessel that takes divers to different sites throughout the Coral Sea and Great Barrier Reef on liveaboard dive trips. Excursion options include seven nights with 26-day trips. Maduro Dive is able to help you book a stay in a premium, standard, club, or budget cabin according to your preference.
During this liveaboard, you can expect to see sharks. 125 shark species live in Australia, and the Osprey Reef atoll has reef sharks, silkies, hammerheads, nurse sharks, and silvertips. The North Horn dive site is known for shark feeding.
Divers are able to catch sightings of potato cod that are up to six feet long at North Horn. At the Cod Hole site at Ribbon Reef, you have the opportunity to watch the cod being fed by professionals. This experience also allows you to watch flowery cod, red bass, sweetlips, and yellow-tailed fusiliers, as they are attracted to the bait.
Philippines Aggressor
To explore dive sites around the Visayas and Cebu, travel on the Philippines Aggressor. This ship has north, south, and 360 trip options to explore different dive sites. During the 360 trip, you can visit Pescador Island, which has dive sites such as Cathedral Cave. This area is a marine sanctuary that allows you to encounter fish and turtles.
Maduro Dive can help you plan your trip at the appropriate time of year according to the wildlife you want to see. In mid-March to mid-June, the Philippines Aggressor travels to dive sites at the more secluded Tubbataha Reefs. The dive sites here include Shark Airport, the Deslan Wreck, and Wall Street. This area allows you to see thresher sharks and whale sharks. Whale sharks are the largest cartilaginous fish in the world, with the biggest one on record being over 41 feet long. You can also see pelagics such as trevally and tuna in the area.
Belize Aggressor IV
The Belize Aggressor IV allows you to stay in a stateroom as it travels to dive sites such as the Great Blue Hole, Turneffe Atoll, and Half Moon Caye. At the Turneffe Atoll, you can encounter the rare white spotted toadfish. Dive sites around Turneffe Island also allow you to see loggerhead turtles and horse-eye jacks. Depending on the time of year, you may see whales and whale sharks as they migrate. For on-shore wildlife, expect to see red-footed boobies at Lighthouse Reef.
Book Liveaboard Dive Trips
Liveaboards offer more chances to see diverse marine life and coral because they allow for more dives per day and access to remote dive sites. Our package options include meals, accommodations, and dives. To receive a quote for liveaboard dive trips, reach out to the Maduro Dive team today.
